ASKAP Finds a Real-Time Radio Burst, but No Glow
ASKAP is on the hunt for emission before and after a fast radio burst — which may prove key to unraveling the mystery of these explosions’ origins.
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Climate Stabilization on Distant Worlds
Scientists explore whether a world covered in water can keep its climate as stable long-term as an Earth-like, continental world can.
Seeing Cepheids in the X-Ray
Unexpected X-ray emission has been observed in some variable stars when they’re at their largest size. What could be the cause?
How Do Imines Form in Space Clouds?
Astrobites reports on the space-based formation of imines, molecules that are precursors to DNA.
Featured Image: A Magnetized, Moon-Forming Giant Impact
New state-of-the-art simulations reveal what may have happened when a planetary-mass impactor smashed into the early Earth.
Eccentricity, Spin, and the Origins of Colliding Black Holes
The dramatic collision of two enormous black holes has provided new clues pointing to how this binary originally formed.